Gholam-Hossein Elham

Gholam Hossein Elham
Gholam Hossein Elham, 2016
Minister of Justice
In office 15 January 2007 – 9 August 2009 Acting: 28 December 2006 – 15 January 2007
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Jamal Karimi-Rad
Succeeded by	Morteza Bakhtiari
Chief of Staff of the President of Iran
In office 10 August 2005 – 30 July 2009
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Ali Khatami
Succeeded by	Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei
Spokesperson of the Government of Iran
In office 1 November 2011 – 2 August 2013
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Shamseddin Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Succeeded by	Mohammad Bagher Nobakht
In office 6 August 2005 – 25 August 2009
President	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Preceded by	Abdollah Ramezanzadeh
Succeeded by	Shamseddin Hosseini and Mohammad Reza Rahimi
Personal details
Born	1959 (age 57–58) Andimeshk, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Political party	Front of Islamic Revolution Stability
Spouse(s)	Fatemeh Rajabi
Alma mater	Tarbiat Modares University
Religion	Islam
Awards	Order of Service (2nd class)

Gholam-Hossein Elham (Persian: غلامحسین الهام‎‎, born 1959) is an Iranian politician who held several posts during the term of the former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

Elham was born in western Iran in 1959. He holds a PhD in criminology from Tarbiat Modares University.

Elham was a member of the Guardian Council from 2003 to 2008 and also held the post of spokesperson of the council. He served as government spokesperson during the first term of the former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

He was appointed minister of justice upon the death of Jamal Karimi-Rad. He was in office until 2009 when Morteza Bakhtiari replaced him in the post. Elham served as Ahmedinejad's representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting's supervisory council.

Elham's spouse, Fatemeh Rajabi, is a journalist known for her support for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and also for her fierce criticism of former-presidents Akbar Rafsanjani and Mohammad Khatami.